polyharmony

Music that is played in more than one key at once, creating an aesthetically pleasing harmonic sound.

Noun

  1. Music that is played in more than one key at once, creating an aesthetically pleasing harmonic sound.

Origin

From poly- + harmony.

Forms

polyharmonies poly-harmony

Synonyms

polytonality

Related

bitonality polyvalence

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